SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Capsules of 10 top contenders for the PGA Championship, to be played July 28-31 at Baltusrol Golf Club:RORY MCILROYAge: 27.Country: Northern Ireland.World ranking: 4.Worldwide wins: 19.Majors: U.S. Open (2011), British Open (2014), PGA Championship (2012, 2014).2016 Majors: Masters-T10, US Open-Cut, British Open-T5.Best of the year: Winning the Irish Open before a home crowd.Backspin: More than one victory was expected out of McIlroy this year. He hasnt contended in any of the majors and is closer to No. 5 in the world than No. 1. Hes not doing much better publicly for his unprompted criticism of golf in the Olympics. One victory changes everything.---JORDAN SPIETHAge: 23.Country: United States.World ranking: 3.Worldwide wins: 10.Majors: Masters (2015), U.S. Open (2015).2016 Majors: Masters-T2, US Open-T37, British Open-T30.Best of the year: Winning his first tournament of 2016 by eight shots at Kapalua.Backspin: He has two victories and nearly won a major, which is a good year for just about anyone who didnt win two majors and nearly won them all last year. A year ago, Spieth was going for the American Slam and was 37-under par in the majors. This year he is 9-over par.---DUSTIN JOHNSONAge: 32.Country: United States.World ranking: 2.Worldwide wins: 11.Majors: U.S. Open (2016).2016 Majors: Masters-T4, US Open-Won, British Open-T9.Best of the year: Winning his first major in the U.S. Open at Oakmont.Backspin: No other player has finished in the top 10 at all three majors this year, and Baltusrol is a big golf course that should be right up his power alley. In the last 100 years, only four players have won the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship in the same year -- Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen.---ADAM SCOTTAge: 35 (turns 36 on Saturday of the PGA).Country: Australia.World ranking: 8.Worldwide wins: 27.Majors: Masters (2013).2016 Majors: Masters-T42, US Open-T18, British Open-T43Best of the year: Winning back-to-back to start the Florida Swing.Backspin: The majors have been nothing short of a disappointment for Scott, who has finished a combined 51 shots out of the lead in them. He might have peaked early with his back-to-back victories in Florida. Winning the PGA Championship, however, could set up as a strong candidate for PGA Tour player of the year.---JASON DAYAge: 28.Country: Australia.World ranking: 1.Worldwide wins: 12.Majors: PGA Championship (2015).2016 Majors: Masters-T10, US Open-T8, British Open-T22.Best of the year: A victory in The Players Championship, his third in a stretch of six tournaments.Backspin: Day has played his best golf in the majors on the weekend, but only after he is too far behind. He has failed to break par in the opening round of all three majors. As much time as he spends texting Tiger Woods, this would be a good time to join him as the only back-to-back PGA champions in stroke play.---PHIL MICKELSONAge: 46.Country: United States.World ranking: 13.Worldwide wins: 45.Majors: Masters (2004, 2006, 2010), British Open (2013), PGA Championship (2005).2016 Majors: Masters-Cut, US Open-Cut, British Open-2.Best of the year: His 267 at the British Open, the second-lowest score in Open history.Backspin: He missed the cut in the Masters and U.S. Open. He was named, but not charged, in a civil suit involving insider trading. And then he nearly won the British Open with one of his best performances in the majors. He won last time at Baltusrol in 2005. No telling what he will do this year.---HENRIK STENSONAge: 40.Country: Sweden.World ranking: 5.Worldwide wins: 18.Majors: British Open (2016).2016 Majors: Masters-T24, US Open-WD, British Open-Best of the year: Winning in Germany to end an 18-month victory drought.Backspin: Five times in the last 25 years, a player has won the final two majors of the year. Tiger Woods did it twice, along with Nick Price, Padraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy. Thats what Stenson will try to achieve. The way he played Sunday at Royal Troon, it looks as though he doesnt miss ever miss a shot with his irons.---TONY FINAUAge: 26.Country: United States.World ranking: 77.Worldwide wins: 1.Majors: None.2016 Majors: Masters-DNP, US Open-Cut, British Open-T18.Best of the year: Winning the Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour title.Backspin: Every now and again, the PGA Championship delivers a champion no one expected. Keegan Bradley in 2011. Jason Dufner in 2003. Finau fits that mold. He is powerful and is quickly learning the other aspects of scoring. Baltusrol should be a good course for him.---BUBBA WATSONAge: 37.Country: United States.World ranking: 6.Worldwide wins: 10.Majors: Masters (2012, 2014).2016 Majors: Masters-T37, US Open-T51, British Open-T39.Best of the year: Winning at Riviera, his third straight year with a PGA Tour victory.Backspin: This is his last chance to salvage a poor year in the majors. He has only one sub-70 round in the majors and has yet to crack the top 35. He still has the Olympics, where he will be the highest-ranked American.---RICKIE FOWLERAge: 27.Country: United States.World ranking: 7.Worldwide wins: 6.Majors: None.2016 Majors: Masters-Cut, US Open-Cut.Best of the year: His spring break trip to the Bahamas.Backspin: Recent history would not seem to favor Fowler because only one player since 2004 has won the PGA Championship without having previously won that year. 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Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Baylor became one of the first teams this season to enter the Top 25 by virtue of a credible victory, with the Bears having defeated then-No. 4 Oregon last week.Virginia Commonwealth would like to follow that same script into the Top 25 next week.Rankings aside, Baylor (3-0) and VCU (3-0) will look across the court at a quality opponent on Wednesday when they face each other at the Battle 4 Atlantis at 2:30 p.m. ET in Nassau, Bahamas.Baylor showed off a couple of new weapons in its 66-49 win over Oregon. Junior guard Manu Lecomte, a transfer from Miami, scored 18 points and dished out seven assists, and junior college transfer Jo Lual-Acuil scored eight points, blocked seven shots and grabbed 14 rebounds.Those two players, as much as the impressive victory over the Ducks, captured the attention of the college basketball world -- including VCU coach Will Wade.Baylor is very, very talented, Wade said. I dont think a lot of people knew how good Manu Lecomte was going to be for them. Baylors a good team. That was no fluke. They beat Oregon pretty good.On the flip side, Baylor coach Scott Drew knows the Rams wont be star struck.VCU is accustomed to playing top-notch nonconference competition and has the March Madness credibility in recent years to match just about anyone in college basketball.Last season, the Rams advanced a round farther than Baylor as VCU defeated seventh-seeded Oregon State in the opening round. Then the Rams pushed Final Four-bound Oklahoma for 40 minutes before the Sooners escaped Oklahomma City with a four-point win.ddddddddddddThis is a team that is very competitive, great tradition, been in the NCAA Tournament six straight years, Drew said. So, a team thats used to being successful, used to winning.While Baylor is mixing its new standouts with quality veterans, VCU rolls with many of the same faces that helped the Rams win 25 games a year ago. Seniors Mo Allie-Cox, JeQuan Lewis, Jordan Burgess and Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed, and junior Justin Tillman played leading roles last season and are back for more.Those players and new additions give VCU the depth that concerns Drew.They play extremely hard, play 10 guys, lot of pressure man-to-man, very physical team, Drew said.But this wont be Baylors first go-round this season with a tough opponent.Wade has seen how much trouble the Bears zone defense gave Oregon. Its easy to see how. Lual-Acuil (7-foot), forward Johnathan Motley (6-10) and reserve Terry Maston (6-8) thrive on swatting away shots in the lane.Their length will be a major, major issue for us, Wade said. We havent seen length like this since we played maybe Florida State last year. Theyve got just about everything you want in a good basketball team. It will be a challenge.Whoever survives Wednesdays game will go back for a second helping of top-level competition on Thanksgiving Day. The Baylor-VCU winner meets the No. 24 Michigan State vs. St. Johns winner. 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